ALTON — Aldermen retrieved four resolutions Wednesday they had laid over in committee, thereby accepting bids for sewer work in the west half of the city.

Alderwoman Tammy Smith, 4th Ward, moved to suspend Council rules, making way for aldermen to approve the bids in one collective vote of approval.

Alderman Michael Velloff, 3rd Ward, had moved to lay over the bids Monday at the Committee of the Whole meeting until the city decides if it would accept a proposal from Illinois American Water to purchase the wastewater system, which would include the sewers.

Wednesday, Velloff asked Public Works Director Bob Barnhart if any of the projects could wait, with Barnhart explaining reason for each one — and why it is best not to put off the work. “We would be turning a $30,000 project into a $100,000 project” by waiting, Barnhart said of one of the upgrades. He said it is uncertain yet if the city will sell the system, and then how long it could take to do the work.

The Council also approved a sole bid from Fred’s Towing Inc., 2320 Washington Ave., to buy an adjacent lot at 2711 Salu St., for $20,385.50 — the amount of a city lien on the property. The bid is contingent on the Plan Commission, then the City Council, rezoning the residential lot to allow the business to store vehicles on the land. The letter from Fred’s said the company would fence and screen the vehicles from view.

The panel also suspended rules to approve resolutions allowing: the deputy comptroller to solicit bids to construct the secondary access road coming out of Gordon F. Moore Community Park to College Avenue/Illinois Route 140/111 west of the current ingress-egress using money from Madison County Community Development; and to provide a tax increment financing grant not to exceed $12,121 to DanMar Enterprises (Jeannine Kelly) for reimbursement toward $48,485.44 in electrical improvements at 601-611 E. Broadway, providing Kelly meets TIF agreement requirements.

Aldermen also OK’d three parking-related ordinances: establishing handicapped spaces in front of 318 E. Broadway and 910 Milnor St.; and to prohibit parking on the west side of Silver Street, south from its intersection with Pearl Street for 150 feet, and on the south side of Pearl, east from its intersection with Silver for 100 feet.

Repeating their committee actions, aldermen approved resolutions allowing the city to proceed with legal actions to effect demolition of houses at: 1300 Hayden St., and fire-damaged homes at 931 College Ave. and 1106 Garden St. They also unanimously voted to accept the following bids to remove asbestos from a house slated for demolition, and to demolish nine other homes:

The Council also approved resolutions allowing Barnhart to buy a Duramax, four-in-one street patching machine, from William Nobbe of St. Charles, Missouri, for $206,000; and sewer camera equipment from the product’s sole source, EJ Equipment Inc., for $26,451; and to accept a transfer of property at 1258 State St.